Chuquicamata copper mine road blocked free port El Abra copper mine affected

SMM6 26 June: June 25, local time, Chuquicamata copper mine strike into the 12th day, miners will block the road to the copper mine for several hours, in order to prevent unstriking miners from entering the mining area.

At the same time, the road to the El Abra copper mine owned by Freeport-McMoRan has also been affected, but the normal operation of the El Abra copper mine has not been affected.

The industry estimates that the strike has reduced production at Chuquicamata copper mine by about 10, 000 tons, compared with 321000 tons at Chuquicamata last year. The strike also cost Codelco more than $50 million.

The continued fermentation of the strike will have a greater impact on copper supply in Chile, especially in the face of frequent accidents among mining companies around the world this year and a contraction in the supply of copper concentrate, the Chuquicamata strike is even worse.

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